Direct energies elsewhere

Published: Tuesday, August 20, 2013 at 12:30 a.m.

Last Modified: Monday, August 19, 2013 at 2:36 p.m.

Editor: Enough should be enough, but it seems it's not. There seems to be a lot of time spent protesting in N.C. and elsewhere, too. Everyone has a right to express his/her opinion, as guaranteed by the First Amendment. But a joke by a clown at the Missouri State Fair was widely denounced. Should he not be extended his First Amendment protection? It seems the left is highly intolerant of any criticism.

There is a lot of time and money being spent by protestors in Raleigh and elsewhere because of a common sense law passed by the N.C. Legislature regarding voter ID. If the protestors would spend that time/money to carry folks without ID to the DMV to get one, that seems it would solve the non-problem. But it won't happen because then the protestors would have no reason to protest and would lose valuable free television time, newspaper advertising and support.

<p>Editor: Enough should be enough, but it seems it's not. There seems to be a lot of time spent protesting in N.C. and elsewhere, too. Everyone has a right to express his/her opinion, as guaranteed by the First Amendment. But a joke by a clown at the Missouri State Fair was widely denounced. Should he not be extended his First Amendment protection? It seems the left is highly intolerant of any criticism.</p><p>There is a lot of time and money being spent by protestors in Raleigh and elsewhere because of a common sense law passed by the N.C. Legislature regarding voter ID. If the protestors would spend that time/money to carry folks without ID to the DMV to get one, that seems it would solve the non-problem. But it won't happen because then the protestors would have no reason to protest and would lose valuable free television time, newspaper advertising and support.</p><p>Robin Jones</p><p>Lexington</p>